Bollywood’s strike called off..!!
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 19:48
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The proposed strike on 23rd February of bollywood which was meant for protesting against imposition of a service tax on film industry has been called off.
As per sources, producers decided to call off after a meeting with finance minister Pranab mukherjee. “This strike has been called off. We had a meeting with the finance minister and he has asked us to wait till the budget," producer Ratan Jain said. He went on to say, "He understood our problem and then we decided not to go for strike till March 16 until the budget comes out. So, all the multiplexes and Bollywood will continue to move on without any strike on Feb 23".
With this announcement producers are said to have decided to wait till budget. Other producers also opined that pranab has understood the problem and his hands are tied right now and they will respect him.
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